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IN MEMORY OF THOSE WE LOST

Gone But Not Forgotten

‘Forever in our thoughts ...Forever in our hearts’On Remembrance Day, in addition to the traditional observance of thisday for the members of the armed forces who have lost their lives intimes of war, the Manitoba All Fours Association would like to payspecial tribute to its members who have passed away.

We would like to take a few minutes of our time to remember them whetherin thoughts or in prayers for the many wonderful and cherished memoriesthey have given us. It is an honour and a privilege to acknowledge theseplayers for their love, dedication and contribution to the game of All Foursover the years.

Dyanand 'Dan' Maharaj (Dec. 21, 2018)

Fondly known as 'Dan', he played many years in the MAA. His first teamwas Windians, followed by SMS (formerly called SDMS) and lastly withChutney Boys. He was an avid card player and had many other hobbies,some of which were playing cricket, umpiring cricket games, Sai Babadevotee, member of Caritoba Golf, etc. In 1993, Dan and Gerry Sankarwon the 'Most Bullseyes' Award. In 2006 Dan and the late Steve Osmandwon the league's MVP Award. Over the years Dan contributed to theWestern Canadian Championship as a rep for Manitoba.

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..Sylvester Parker (May 11, 2017)

Sylvester was a 'utility' player who played for Aces and One Familyteams. Occasionally he would substitute for other teams when theywere a player short. Over the years he sometimes would go to thehall just to mingle with the guys regardless of whether he played ornot. If called upon to score he would gladly accept the task. He was avery helpful and accomodating person. Syl accompanied us on manyof our trips to the WCC just to hang out with the boys andto cheer us on.

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Bobby Ali (Nov. 10, 2015)

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Bobby was a good all fours player, having captured two Manitoba

All Fours Knockout Championships. He won his first championship

with Emerson and his second with Harry (the refugee). Bobby will

always be remembered for blowing his whistle loudly every time he

won a game. He sometimes used to stand on the chair and blow his

whistle. Some players would threaten to throw him out of the game

but in a jokingly manner.

Spencer Tracy

Spencer was the catalyst and backbone of the Western Canadian Championship. He developed a relationship with Avi Ali that led tothe formation of the Western Canadian Championship (1988 - present time). Over the years Spencer won many awards in thistournament. He captivated the hearts of many and also inspiredpeople to be around him. Above all he had a great sense of humour.He is the only card player outside of Manitoba to make this list andit is a big honour for the MAA to have him on it.

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Kenrick Richard Ragbir (April 21, 2015)

Kenrick, fondly nicknamed 'Police', started playing early in theleague and was a big help to Avi Ali in running the MAA organization.He won the most Hang Jacks award in 1985. Shortly thereafter he waspartnered with card maestro Ram Mungroo. According to Ram, Kenrickloved to take control of the cards and "his eyes used to move like ballbearings - watching for the exchange of signs between their opponents".In 1993 he won his first league championship as a member of Saints.He returned many years later to win another title in 2014 with Saints.

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Roysie Sankar (Sept 15, 2014)

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Roysie Sankar played for ICCA for 30 years and was the team's

captain for more that 20 years. Under his captaincy, ICCA won

the league championship once in 1998. Roysie's dedication and

loyalty to Indo Caribbean were respected. He was indeed a very

gentle soul both in words and deeds. His courage, sense of

humour and strength were greatly admired.

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Joan Watson (May 28, 2012)

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Joan played sparingly for Aces and Kings & Queens before playing

one full season for Genesis in 2009. In the short time Joan played

she won the MAA MVP award in 2009. She was one of only two women

to win an award in the league. She had an extremely joyful personality,

always laughing and smiling. And yes, she will be remembered by many

of her friends, not for winning the MVP trophy, but for making one of

the best tasting rotis in Winnipeg.

Seepersad (Sam) Mahase (Feb. 23, 2011)

Sam started his playing career with Windians and later becamea founding member of Duniya. He won several championshipwith Duniya including Most Bullseyes and Most Hang Jacks in1987. 'Koe', as he was fondly known as, was a very quiet cardplayer and was a key figure in inspiring others to implementthe no smoking ban when smoking was still permitted.

Harold Manoosingh (November 22, 2011)

Harold loved the outdoors very much and was an avid hunterand fisherman. He played for Carib Boys for a number of yearsand then took a hiatus from playing cards. He later joined WISAand represented Manitoba at the Western Canadian Champion-ship in Calgary.

Dave Samsoondar (Dec 9, 2008)

Dave was a very devoted card player for ICCA. He was consideredby many to be one of the top players in the league. He always feltthat the opposition could never beat him and was very sportsman-like when he lost. Dave was responsible for making and donatingthe league’s first set of laminated score sheets and banner. Theleague runner up trophy has been renamed in his memory.

Doon Persad (Feb 13, 2008)

Doon was the captain of the Windians team in the 80’s. Windiansfolded which led to the formation of Duniya. Doon was its firstcaptain and was responsible for naming the team ‘Duniya’. Hewas always very competitive in all sports he played. He wasinstrumental in building and molding Duniya into a champion-ship team in the late 80’s and early 90’s. He won the league'smost bullseyes award in 1990.

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Lalla Persad

Lalla was Doon’s brother and sometimes playing partner forDuniya. He won the most bullseyes award in 1984 as well asthe most hang jacks award in 1986. He made an importantcontribution to Duniya's success in winning eightchampionships.

Ongkar Binda (Sep 7, 2008)

Ongkar was a ‘happy go lucky’ individual. He first played for Saintsin the 80’s. He later helped to establish T&T Carib Boys in the early90’s, a team with which he spent most of his playing time. Ongkarwas part of the winning Carib Boys team in 1991. The last team heplayed on was Aces. In the late 80’s Ongkar was an executivemember of the MAA.

Steve Osman (Apr 23, 2006)

Steve won the MVP award only weeks before his death. He firstplayed for Saints for quite a number of years and was a memberof their winning team in 1993. He joined SDMS when it was firstformed and later played for Chutney Boys when it replaced SDMS.Over the years Steve served in various positions on the executivecommittee. The MVP perpetual trophy was renamed in his honourin May 2006.

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Rae Khan (Jul 10, 2003)

Rae won the most bulleyes award in the inaugural year of the MAA.He was also a member of the Windians team that won the first twoleague championships.

Avi Ali

Avi is considered to be the founder of this association. He ran theorganization for the first four years as the President. In years tofollow he took various positions on the executive committee. Eventhough he wasn’t the most organized person as far as paperwork wasconcerned, Avi was very effective in getting things done on time. Avicreated the template for the score sheets we use. He worked with TabAllen to set up the statistic sheets. Over the years Avi played for Boozers, Limers & Tropikis teams.

Milton Bhuckal (Dec 12, 2006)

Milton loved playing cards with a passion. He played on twochampionship teams with T&T Carib Boys in 1991 and 1997.At times while playing cards, you could hear Milton asking hispartner for a ‘duchina’ (a little piece of trump) when trying topass a ten. His famous chant when singing a bullseye was“Marker … bullseye from Channel Four (meaning table 4).”Milton was a very persevering guy who, despite his illness,came out and played every Sunday.

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Jai Persaud

Jai played with both his sons for Duniya. He was a very quiet personwho let his partner do all the talking. He played on many championshipteams over the years. He was one of the few Guyanese to have playedall fours in the MAA.

Raymond Nimchan (Jan 10, 2009)

Raymond was a community minded person who was very easygoing and cheerful. When called upon to do something, he wasalways willing to help. Raymond was a very committed cardplayer who played two full seasons for Aces.